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The FTSE has extended early gains after figures showed inflation eased in July, with financials and mining stocks leading the charge into positive territory.

Keydatavictims has been taken offline after allegations of libel by Keydata founder Stewart Ford.

The FSA has imposed one of its largest-ever fines on an individual for insurance fraud as part of a wider crackdown which has seen five people banned in total.

Barclays Bank violated US sanctions in dealings with Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma, court papers have revealed.

Gilliat's latest version of its Annual Kick Out plan offers three investment options, each linked to the FTSE 100 and S&P 500.

Most UK employees would rather suffer in silence with a health concern or personal issue than tell their boss or colleagues, according to new research.

Friends Provident says it sees no near term improvement in the UK protection market after announcing a fall of 10% on individual sales for the last six months.

UK inflation dropped marginally to 3.1% in July but remains well above the Government's 2% target.

The Sesame Bankhall Group generated operating profits of £2m in the first six months of the year, compared with a loss of £1m recorded in H1 2009.

F&C shares have soared almost 23% this morning after Sherborne Investors, a group which specialises in turning around recovery situations, took a 5% stake in the firm.